Monthly Archives: March 2005

Toward a New Golden Age in Education

Someone suggested I look again at the National Education Technology Report released January, 2005. The title is Toward a New Golden Age in Education. The chapter Move Toward Digital Content outlines parameters of high priority education software for ISVs and … Continue reading

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The Master Task List

Michael Hyatt offers an interesting review of how he profits from The Master Task List strategy for managing his time. I first learned this technique from Todd Duncan, whose book, Time Traps, is a must read. (In the interest of … Continue reading

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Are you a Tablet PC TechEdBlogger?

I wonder how many TechEdBloggers use a Tablet PC?

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Weblog Guide for Teachers

Alan November offers a useful guide for teachers who want to set up a blog.

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Wiki with Tablet PC in Hunterdon Central Regional High School

Project Wiki will include 30 Tablet PCs starting this Fall in Hunterdon Central Regional HS, Flemington, NJ. …we’re on the verge of selecting some pilot programs to implement this fall. Most notably is one that will involve outfitting about 30 … Continue reading

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Mutual Acquaintance

During the last 30 minutes of the last day at Microcomputers in Education Conference in Phoenix, I met Jim Kerchner of LearningStation. He visited the Tablet PC Community software demonstration table. Leanne, while standing on a broken foot, demonstrated MathPractice, … Continue reading

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e-Strategy … Transforming Learning

On 15 March 2005, the Department for Education and Skills of the United Kingdom published the e-Strategy ‘Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children’s services’. This strategy describes the use of digital and interactive technologies to achieve a more personalised approach … Continue reading

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The coming crackdown on blogging

I missed this article earlier in March. Bradley Smith, one of six members of the Federal Election Commission, says that the freewheeling days of political blogging and online punditry are over… It’s going to be a battle, and if nobody … Continue reading

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Where Scoble Left Off

Yesterday, Steven M. Cohen of Library Stuff says he will continue where Robert Scoble leaves off the daily grind of posting to his linkblog.

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Decision Matrix, a Core Instructional Technology Platform

In 2001, I started describing a way I thought I would like to use (when it is available) to increase learning by students assigned to my classes. I adapted concepts from business, where failure to manage and use certain data … Continue reading

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